250 th Birthday of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show - November 7-8, 2025
A 250-Year Legacy of Courage and Commitment The Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show – Nov. 7 and 8, 2025
“The Navy has both a tradition and a future – and we look with pride and confidence in both directions.” Adm. George Anderson Chief of Naval Operations, August 1961
Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, known as the “Cradle of Naval Aviation,” will celebrate the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps at the 2025 NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show, scheduled Nov. 7 and 8.
Two and a half centuries ago – in an effort to curb British sea control – the Continental Congress established the Continental Navy, which later became the United States Navy, on October 13, 1775.
When the Continental Navy was initially formed, it consisted of only two armed vessels tasked with disrupting munition ships supplying the British Army in America.
A little more than one month later – on Nov. 10, 1775 – the U.S. Marine Corps was established. Since their formation and humble beginnings, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have grown to become the largest, most advanced and most lethal fighting force the world has ever known. The 2025 NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show will recognize these two events, paying homage to the generations of honor, courage and commitment the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps embrace through their shared values. Themed A 250-Year Legacy of Courage and Commitment , a nod to the Navy and Marine Corps’ Core Values of Honor, Courage and Commitment, the 2025 NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show will both embrace the heritage of our nation’s great sea services and look to the future of our continued maritime excellence. Additionally, as we prepare to celebrate the 250 th Birthday of our sea services, we will continue honoring the continued determination, bravery, sacrifice and resilience of the aviators, aircrewmen, aviation maintenance technicians and information warfare specialists who have begun their careers at the ‘Cradle of Naval Aviation.’
It is through these generations of service members that our link to our shared heritage and legacy exists, and will continue and persevere into the future.
1 Proceeds from the Air Show benefit the military and their family members directly through the Quality of Life Pro grams and services provided by the station’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) program, a nonprofit organization. 2 MWR Sponsorship Coordinator | NAS Pensacola 850-452-3806 ext. 3140 | CNIC_SE_PNSC_MWR_Sponsor@us.navy.mil Morale, Welfare & Recreation Department | 450 Radford Blvd., Bldg. 4143 | Pensacola, FL 32508 NASPensacolaAirShow.org Sponsorship dollars benefit our military and their families directly through quality of life programs. 3
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